Originally Posted by Faeflora
(Post 937179)
I wouldn't say the feed line placement is the worst, but it will indeed heat up and at some point in time start to leak. I would run some longer hose against the firewall and/or at a minimum, firesleeve it properly.
Fire sleeve is pretty cheap for the legit eaton/aeroquip stuff. Of course its a major function > form thing since it only comes in orange. I normally buy stuff like that from plumbing monkey. |
Originally Posted by ls1mx5
(Post 937079)
...This project has been on hold because of school and my cbr600 f2 streetfighter project....
My CBR is named FiFi. Which stands for Forced induction Fuel injection. The two big projects I am doing to make her more fun..... It sure will be nice to get rid of those carbs. :wavey:
Originally Posted by Faeflora
(Post 937179)
How iz ur sawsall so good? Can you teach me your skillz?
Very nice car by the way. It just needs more turbos! Welcome. |
LS1 Carburetor V.S. Computer Performance Test - Super Chevy Magazine
tl;dr carbs make 462hp, efi 482hp |
Not to mention throttle response, idle quality, and overall driveability.
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I'm quite sure even a big cam could be tuned out with the factory PCM. We've come a LOOOOONG way since ford EEC-IV!!
That's a friend of mine's LQ9 powered Caprice running a factory PCM. Quite the cam it has... ;) (I don't care either way, Carb'd LSx > myshitty4bangercar any day!) How the hell DID you cut such a clean hole in the hood??????
Originally Posted by Leafy
(Post 937188)
If you worry about that, you would completely shit bricks at classic car shows.
Fire sleeve is pretty cheap for the legit eaton/aeroquip stuff. Of course its a major function > form thing since it only comes in orange. I normally buy stuff like that from plumbing monkey. Showing your infinite wisdom again, I see. https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1349810782 What, praytell, is that?? https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1349810782 Or that?? https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1349810782 Or that????? |
Those dont look like they're the eaton/aeroquip fire sleeve. Black one does look pretty close to the real deal, but not quite since its too glossy. AEROQUIP FIRE SLEEVE from Aircraft Spruce
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Originally Posted by Leafy
(Post 937448)
Those dont look like they're the eaton/aeroquip fire sleeve. Black one does look pretty close to the real deal, but not quite since its too glossy. AEROQUIP FIRE SLEEVE from Aircraft Spruce
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Originally Posted by shuiend
(Post 937457)
Everyone gives me shit for having that stuff on my car. They say the color is horrible.
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Originally Posted by soviet
(Post 937404)
LS1 Carburetor V.S. Computer Performance Test - Super Chevy Magazine
tl;dr carbs make 462hp, efi 482hp If you had an equal budget, invested in an adjustable choke carb, and spent the required time to tune the carb, you would get a whole lot closer to that 482 horsepower. They never said how much time they spent on the tuning process, or if they run the carb with the stock jetting. There is not that much difference between what a carb will make and what EFI will make. The real difference is the fact that EFI is much more consistant and now easier to work with. |
All good points. It was more aimed at OPs claim that "nothing but a carb and high rise intake when compared to the stock set up yielded close to 100 crank horsepower on a stock ls1"
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Originally Posted by shuiend
(Post 937457)
Everyone gives me shit for having that stuff on my car. They say the color is horrible.
https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1349812546 |
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Originally Posted by dk wolf
(Post 937182)
I saw your thread a couple years back on m.net...
I know you fucked up the build somewhere and on your first test drive, your engine went dry and you blew it. or something along those lines. Still... not bad for a 17 year or something along those lines.
Originally Posted by mfoote
(Post 937189)
Hey, I have a CBR600 F2 Streetfigter project also! We can chat about them some time!
My CBR is named FiFi. Which stands for Forced induction Fuel injection. The two big projects I am doing to make her more fun..... It sure will be nice to get rid of those carbs. :wavey: :fael::giggle: Very nice car by the way. It just needs more turbos! Welcome.
Originally Posted by soviet
(Post 937404)
LS1 Carburetor V.S. Computer Performance Test - Super Chevy Magazine
tl;dr carbs make 462hp, efi 482hp
Originally Posted by ls1mx5
(Post 936682)
Horsepower tv had a section a while back where they proved the addition of nothing but a carb and high rise intake when compared to the stock set up yielded close to 100 crank horsepower on a stock ls1.
Originally Posted by elesjuan
(Post 937435)
I'm quite sure even a big cam could be tuned out with the factory PCM. We've come a LOOOOONG way since ford EEC-IV!!
That's a friend of mine's LQ9 powered Caprice running a factory PCM. Quite the cam it has... ;) (I don't care either way, Carb'd LSx > myshitty4bangercar any day!) How the hell DID you cut such a clean hole in the hood?????? That hole in the hood was cut by my father using this with a cut off wheel: https://www.miataturbo.net/attachmen...ine=1349825312 At closer examination it's not as nice as it looks from afar but it's pretty close to a perfect circle
Originally Posted by miata2fast
(Post 937487)
Couple of things to consider about that test. First of all, The EFI set up is more expensive than the carb set up. Secondly, the carb used may not be the best size for making the most power.
If you had an equal budget, invested in an adjustable choke carb, and spent the required time to tune the carb, you would get a whole lot closer to that 482 horsepower. They never said how much time they spent on the tuning process, or if they run the carb with the stock jetting. There is not that much difference between what a carb will make and what EFI will make. The real difference is the fact that EFI is much more consistant and now easier to work with.
Originally Posted by soviet
(Post 937491)
All good points. It was more aimed at OPs claim that "nothing but a carb and high rise intake when compared to the stock set up yielded close to 100 crank horsepower on a stock ls1"
Originally Posted by Faeflora
(Post 937179)
I wouldn't say the feed line placement is the worst, but it will indeed heat up and at some point in time start to leak. I would run some longer hose against the firewall and/or at a minimum, firesleeve it properly.
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Semantics. I read that thread years ago man, I don't remember specifics. All I know was it went broken. Still impressive, IIRC it didn't take you that long to assemble everything together. I have an FD roller at the hangar, been there for years and haven't even started my ls swap in that except gutting it, and selling my drivetrain. lol
So any future plans? |
Originally Posted by dk wolf
(Post 937637)
Semantics. I read that thread years ago man, I don't remember specifics. All I know was it went broken. Still impressive, IIRC it didn't take you that long to assemble everything together. I have an FD roller at the hangar, been there for years and haven't even started my ls swap in that except gutting it, and selling my drivetrain. lol
So any future plans? Get back to your FD man, that's my favorite unibody factory body style. If my wildest wishes were granted I'd have a wide body fd with a 4 rotor setup |
Meh... FDs are cool...
Mine stateside didn't last too long. I had it running for about 2-3 months.. put it on the lift, yanked the guts out, sold em... and well... yeah. I'll go back to it whenever I'm back stateside every now and then and do little shit. Got a ls2 to put in it, but the old man decided it would better be put to use in the sand rail. So she sits. Came to Japistan.. decided why the fuck not, got another FD. Been headache after headache, finally got every single problem fixed on it, went single turbo and was pushing over 400hp and loved every minute of it... except gas. Sold it, and pending purchase on a miata out here. They're cool cars, not for the faint of heart. Paranoia pays, and shit always breaks. Just the nature of the beast. I'd hate to own a 4 rotor, would sound insane, but I'm done with rotary motors honestly. |
Originally Posted by dk wolf
(Post 937637)
Semantics. I read that thread years ago man, I don't remember specifics. All I know was it went broken. Still impressive, IIRC it didn't take you that long to assemble everything together. I have an FD roller at the hangar, been there for years and haven't even started my ls swap in that except gutting it, and selling my drivetrain. lol
So any future plans? |
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Originally Posted by phatspud
(Post 937685)
You don't get out of accusatorily misrepresenting what a person has done by calling "semantics," you piece of shit.
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Yeah, duh.
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Originally Posted by phatspud
(Post 937685)
You don't get out of accusatorily misrepresenting what a person has done by calling "semantics," you piece of shit.
Originally Posted by dk wolf
(Post 937676)
Meh... FDs are cool...
Mine stateside didn't last too long. I had it running for about 2-3 months.. put it on the lift, yanked the guts out, sold em... and well... yeah. I'll go back to it whenever I'm back stateside every now and then and do little shit. Got a ls2 to put in it, but the old man decided it would better be put to use in the sand rail. So she sits. Came to Japistan.. decided why the fuck not, got another FD. Been headache after headache, finally got every single problem fixed on it, went single turbo and was pushing over 400hp and loved every minute of it... except gas. Sold it, and pending purchase on a miata out here. They're cool cars, not for the faint of heart. Paranoia pays, and shit always breaks. Just the nature of the beast. I'd hate to own a 4 rotor, would sound insane, but I'm done with rotary motors honestly. |
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Originally Posted by ls1mx5
(Post 936687)
...If I had the money to get a proper setup to support my engine modifications, I'd do so without a doubt and get it professionally tuned. Some day i plan to go efi...
Originally Posted by ls1mx5
(Post 936691)
...As I keep saying, efi is in the cards for this cars future...
Originally Posted by ls1mx5
(Post 937541)
...But yes as I've said many times in this thread, ultimately efi is better and more expensive....I will probably switch over to steel braided when I go to efi...
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